. >>> congress and the president are also dealing with the issue of gun control. yesterday the president met with 13 law enforcement leaders. mr. obama is pressing for a ban on assault weapons and limits on high-capacity ammunition magazines. the law enforcement officials pressed the need for tighter background checks and a better mental health system. the president says he hopes congress is listening. >> hopefully if law enforcement officials who are dealing with this stuff every single day can come to some basic consensus in terms of steps that we need to take congress is going to be paying attention to them and will be able to make progress. >> mr. obama admits he'll have a hard time winning broad support for a ban on assault weapons. >>> the boy scouts of america is considering a big change -- dropping its policy of excluding gays as scouts as scoutmasters. gay rights groups are applauding the possible change, but the final decision would be left to individual chapters. >> reporter: the boy scouts had reaffirmed its policy excluding gays just last year. pressu